The AM Form 1180 for this incident does not give a location. On Friday, 30th April 1937 the engine of this No.9 Flying Training School aeroplane cut out in flight and the pilot attempted to make a forced landing but collided with a hedge and the aircraft overturned. I have not been able to locate a newspaper report for any incident that could relate to this incident but it must be within fuel range of Thornaby, possibly at the very limit of the fuel if the engine failed because it ran out of fuel. The aircraft was later repaired.
Pilot - Name unknown.
Hart K5884 was built to contract 410420/35 by Vickers Ltd at Weybridge and was allotted to DTD at Hawkers for TI modifications on 11th May 1936. It was delivered to No.9 Flying Training School at Thornaby on 21st May 1936. It sustained Cat.R/FA damage in the incident on 30th April 1937 and following repair it was later transferred to 3 A.S.U. (for storage) on 10th May 1938. It was then issued to 29 E and R.F.T.S. at Luton on 28th July 1938. It passed to 2 F.T.S. at Brize Norton on 3rd September 1939 and R.A.F.C. at Cranwell on 18th September 1939. Here it suffered a bad accident when it struck a cottage on 7th November 1939 that injured LAC C T Davis. Cat.W/FA damage was the damage assessment and it was struck off charge on 8th December 1939.
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